The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-08


regard and Bancroft sits on a chair at din
ner the seat of which was embroidered by his
wifes hands. The exquisite cover which lies
upon the Bancroft piano was made by her,
and everywhere about the house you will see
her h9ndiwork. II is said that she was very
good cook and while Bancroft was miri ar
TO b srlin many of the ladies of the German
CAPITAL got points from her as to new dishes.
Size was rs enthusiastic on roses as her hus
h.nd, and the Bancroft rose garden contains
early every variety of this most beautiful
dover.
Bancroft himself is II very accomplished
society man. He has lived all his life in the
best circles, and he can pay compliment as
well as any beau Of 25. At one of Secretary
Frelinghuysen's receptions during the last
administration, Miss Frelinghuysen was sit
ting down when the old historian came in.
She attempted to rise TO meet him, but the
old gentleman stepped quickly forward and
prevented her by bending deeply over her
outstretched hand and pressing it to his lips.
He often does pretty little things of this kind,
and Mrs. Cleveland and he are on the best of
terms. He retains great deal Of his youth
in his four score and eighth year, and he likes
to go to good dinner now as well as he did
when Thackeray and Dickens were In their
prime and he was our secretary of the navy.
Speaking of his literary work, It is not
generally known that he once tried to write a
novel, and | think in his salad days he
attempted poetry as well. Had he had Miss
Susanne's beauty and her romantic marriage
as material to work upon, he would probably
have made a better success, but bis novel
was failure, and, in speaking Of it at the
time, he said: "This ends it, can never be a
writer; see that it is Of no USE and shall
never make another attempt" He after
wards took up historical writing, devoted his
life to his history Of the United States and
made himself famous He was the better
able to work by the independence secured by
his marriage; he got 100000 with his wife.
The first volume Of his history was published
Just fifty-seven years ago last June, and his
intention is, | believe, to bring the history
down to 1890
Charles Carroll. Miss Bancroft's husband,
is one Of the CAROLS of Maryland, and he
belongs to the family Of Charles Carroll, Of
Carrollton, who was the last surviving signer
of the Declaration Of Independence. The
CAROLS date back for centuries as mobiles OF
Ireland. They were there known as OCar-
rolls, and they were princes and lords Of Ely
from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth century.
They sprang from the kings Of Munster and
are related to the most noted families Of Eng
land and Ireland. Charles Carroll, of Car
rollton, was one of the most noted men Of
revolutionary days. He was a member Of
the congress that decided upon the Declare
ton Of Independence, and he was the first
senator that Maryland had in the United
States senate Another Carroll owned a
farm which formed a large part OF
the site Of the present city Of Washington,
and John Carroll was an archbishop in the
Catholic church, and had much TO do with
the organization Of The work Of that church
in this country. 1t was he who married
Prince Jerome Bonaparte to Betsy Patterson
in 1908, aud be was a founder of the Jesuit
college at Wasbington There are number
Of other noted CAROLS in our history, and
the family is one Of the most cultured in'tho
country. Its blood is as blue as indigo, and
it has, understand, & respectable amount Of
plsbeian dollars to keep it pure. The newly